Cooper Creek
Top 6 in Top 10 Longest Rivers in Australia
The Cooper Creek (originally Cooper's Creek) is one of Australia's most renowned rivers, having been the location of the explorers Burke and Wills' death in 1861.
Cooper Creek, commonly known as the Barcoo River, is one of Queensland's three most important rivers. The majority of its water comes from monsoonal rainfall, and it drains into Lake Eyre. Cooper Creek begins as two rivers west of the Great Dividing Range, then stretches out into large channels as it travels across Queensland's extreme south-west before turning into South Australia and flowing into Lake Eyre.
State: Queensland/South Australia
Length: 1,300 km
